Not so fast. Cabelas will take those boots back, frozen zipper and all, and give you store credit to buy another pair. No problem. You don't even need to replace them with the same pair. They'll take anything back that's broken, especially if their name is on it. I just wrote a review of the Bite Footwear Flats Boot and I really liked them. Cabelas just happens to carry that boot.

Good luck to you.

Tom

Yup, great point Tom! I"d take advantage of their excellent customer service Jim and get the boots replaced. It should just cost you shipping.

06-06-2006 09:03 PM

JimW

They may be too far gone but baking soda and vinegar have worked for me in the past.

06-06-2006 03:42 PM

Backwater

Jim,

Not so fast. Cabelas will take those boots back, frozen zipper and all, and give you store credit to buy another pair. No problem. You don't even need to replace them with the same pair. They'll take anything back that's broken, especially if their name is on it. I just wrote a review of the Bite Footwear Flats Boot and I really liked them. Cabelas just happens to carry that boot.

I can't speak for your zippers, but mine were constantly the victims of sand granules which created mechanical obstructions.

On that note maybe a good whacking on a concrete floor might do it, being granular.

06-05-2006 04:46 PM

Smcdermott

WD-40? Worked for me on a few SW packs. Not sure if they were plastic or metal zippers but that stough seems to dissolve anything.

Sean

06-05-2006 04:43 PM

teflon_jones

Try taking a screwdriver and prying at each side of the zipper piece that actually does the zipping to free it up. Have you checked the inside of the boot to make sure a piece of neoprene or fabric isn't stuck in it? Kind of a stupid question but worth asking...

06-05-2006 10:43 AM

Jim Miller

TEFLON
THE ZIPPER IS STUCK IN MID POSITION....

06-04-2006 11:04 PM

teflon_jones

Yeah, if they're frozen and soaking didn't free them up, you'll have to put more pressure on them. Some gentle work with pliers will hopefully do it. Are they stuck up or down?

06-04-2006 10:30 PM

juro

After many such instances, I do not use zipper boots anymore.

To get them free, I used a pair of pliers to grip the tabs and pulled like hell. Eventually one of the tabs broke off. That was the last pair of zippered flats boots I've ever (or will ever) own.

06-04-2006 07:57 PM

Jim Miller

Flats boots zipper jam

Ok
went to get my Cabelas flats boots out of the basement.
Both boots have "frozen" or jammed zippers. They have plastic teeth & a metal zipper.

I've tried soaking them in hot water... thinking I could dissolve a salt buildup (Nope)